Encouraging the public to visit bars and restaurants and then closing hospitality due to a spike in Covid-19 cases is not a ‘sensible way to run the epidemic’, a Government scientific adviser has said. Professor John Edmunds, a member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), urged a long-term strategy when it comes to … Read more
No vaccine queue jump: Government vows ‘every single person in the UK’ will be offered a Covid-19 jab free on the NHS before private firms can sell them Healthcare providers will be able to source vaccines from jab manufacturers But such orders will be put at the ‘back of the queue’, government sources say Move … Read more
Pfizer‘s coronavirus vaccine could cost Britain £588million and wind up being seven times more expensive per dose than the one being developed by Oxford University. The jab, which the company this week claimed is 90 per cent effective and could be approved by regulators within weeks, is likely to cost at least £15 per dose … Read more